Recently I came across a post about the new file backup service, Dropbox. After a little digging, I got myself an invite to the private beta, and got it set up.
Set up was truly a breeze. This is one of those programs that just seem to work. I have it installed on my Mac and on my Windows XP Desktop. From receiving the beta invitation to uploading files was 3 steps. I’d write a tutorial, but really, it’s just that easy.
The best part is that the software is designed, specifically, to sync one folder on your computer to the …read more

So I’ve been giving Mobile Me a lot of thought lately. I wasn’t really sold with .Mac before. I mean it was a good service just not worth the $99 per year. There were free solutions after all. However having seen the demo at the WWDC keynote and the guided tour over at the Apple web site, I’m starting to reconsider.
Sure, there are free solutions as well. There’s Gmail with IMAP. That should help you sync your emails. There’s free file storage for sharing big files such as Senduit. There’s Flickr for photo sharing, etc.. You get the drift. So …read more

Have you ever been a .Mac Subscriber? I was. And on the whole, it was a fairly pleasant painless experience. But, for $99 it seemed like I could solve most if not all of the .Mac features with other services (often free services). But MobileMe could be the answer to all that.
The Old Features
The greatest thing about the old .Mac service was the natural behind the scenes integration with your Mac software. The iLife suite, system preferences, and many independently developed applications all had ways to either publish straight to the .Mac service or synchronize across computers through your .Mac …read more

Elbert, PhilMUG’s current chairman just got his MacBook Air. He’s upgrading to from a 12″ PowerBook G4. He posted his work around on how he migrated his data from the PowerBook to the MacBook Air. I’m reposting his workaround here. But he might update it so it’s best to check the actual thread here.
Elbert wrote:
I’m coming from a 12-inch PowerBook G5 1.5GHz. Although that’s just 100MHz less than this MacBook Air, the fat PCI lanes, the Core 2 Duo proc and the 2GB of RAM make this MBA a speed demon compared to the 12-inch.
First off, I have to …read more